VISN 7 Hyperconverged Infrastructure and Backup Servers

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requires a hyperconverged infrastructure and backup solution to include hardware, software, installation, maintenance, warranty and training. The Contractor is responsible for the complete turn-key installation of the equipment and must bring the systems into an operational ready state.Final system design proposals should be developed and provided 30 days after award. Hardware should be shipped 90 days after award (60 days after confirmation of final designs). Hardware and Software installation, configuration, and implementation should be completed (at all facilities) 60 days after delivery/arrival of hardware.This requirement is for a system that is compatible with the current operational system in the Birmingham VA Medical Center (VAMC), which is running a Cisco Hyperflex system matching the specifications listed below.a. 8 HX240C-M5L nodesb. Intel 6248 CPU at 2.5 GHzc. VMware ESXi 6.7